don't read this unless you want to be embarrassed for me

tonight i was invited to a sort-of work event as part of "a night of glamour" in celebration of giorgio gucci's new cognac (umm, ok.) but. BUT. we think it was a manufactured event for the real housewives, because i saw the following:

* jaclyn take a photo of her husband (chris?) and ashley at a table next to me
* kelly and sonja taking press photos (i had to scoot past kelly at some point so if my butt makes it in i'll be excited)--p.s. kelly is miles tall and very pretty
* alex and ramona talking in front of the cameras, cheating out and everything for their "real conversation" (plus i made eye contact with ramona, so, whee!)
* someone check in under the name danielle staub (not actually her; like i'd miss my chance to pull out her extensions)
* simon telling people that he was a housewife (they kind of didn't get the joke, but asked for a photo anyways)

but BEST: i had a conversation with dina manzo! we were in line for drinks when she walked up, and i told her that she had been my favorite (true) and she thanked me and then i said that i was sad she had left the show, and she told me she was sad that i was sad. then i asked if it was hard to watch it now, and she said she tries not to watch, and i said that made sense and i wished her luck. (um, crazy pants, right? also, lady is pretty and petite!)

also, this is by far the most embarrassing post i've ever written but i also got to taste too much of that celebrated cognac so let's blame it on that, shall we?

my best celeb sighting yet!

the scene: i am walking quickly down the street, and end up behind two slower-moving young men. they stop and i move to go around them as they turn to go into a store and we nearly run into each other.

me: oh sorry, excuse me.
michael cera: oh, excuse me.
me (taken aback): oh, um, sorry.
jason schwarzman: oh, sorry.
me: oh, sorry, um, excuse me.

so basically, i had an awkward conversation with two of the more-famous awkward-character actors of our time. and yes, we all looked each other in the face and made eye contact. (my mom asked.) awesome. also, they both looked like the characters they usually play. cera was in a plaid button down tucked into slim jeans, and schwarzman was wearing a suit. and he had a mustache.

now that both s and i have had random interactions with michael cera, my sister thinks we should invite him to the wedding. he's on the list after the obamas.